North Dakota News

Final Roughrider Ink and Iron Expo wraps up in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Over the weekend people came out to celebrate the camaraderie and creativity of tattoos and custom motorcycles at the 10th annual Roughrider Ink & Iron Expo. This year’s events were the final expo, but that didn’t detract from the festivities, with a variety of tattoo artists, motorcycles, vendors and entertainment on the scene. Courtney Ficek…

One Person Killed, One Injured in Wildfires in Western North Dakota

Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR: 8:50PM UPDATE) — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)…

North Dakota tribes can get help with non-driver ID cards before Election Day

An attendee of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL convention in Fargo on April 6, 2024, wears a hat from the North Dakota Native Vote organization. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Transportation will visit four tribal nations in the next two weeks to provide non-driver photo identification cards that can be used for voting. The ID…

North Dakota AG Commissioner weighs in on port workers strike, economy

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The union on strike since Tuesday at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are heading back to work Friday after a tentative deal over wages is reached. Economists say if the strike continues it would cost the U.S. economy greatly. With the thousands of dockworkers still on strike, it is estimated that if the strike…